What do dental floss, a full head of hair, money, and tea have in common? Not much, except that they’re all linked to better health outcomes for men. Here’s a brief overview of some fascinating new research. Some people won’t take care of themselves because they should. But according to new research, if you throw […]

My parents were (and still are) flossing fanatics so I learned how to floss not long after my first teeth came in (okay, that may not be quite accurate, but I was definitely very little). In this guest post, Jon Engle, shares some helpful strategies that moms and dads everywhere can use to get the kiddies to get into the flossing habit early.

Great oral health care habits are things that should be taught from a very young age so children can continue to use them throughout their lives in order to maintain great oral health. While teaching proper techniques will take plenty of time and patience, it is a lifelong lesson which will benefit them throughout their entire life. Most children begin to show an interest in brushing their teeth at a young age because they see their parents brushing their teeth so often and want to develop the independence of being able to brush their own teeth instead of having them brushed for them. Oddly enough, this is usually not the case for flossing. Properly using dental floss will require much more one-on-one teaching in order to assure the child will develop the habit young.